Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The information below was provided by the Wayland Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Wayland police have made another arrest in connection to a suspected carjacking in Cochituate on Oct. 24. Lauren Leblanc, 17, of Old Connecticut Path in Wayland was arrested Tuesday morning on charges of conspiracy to commit larceny from a person, accessory before the fact and larceny from a person. Leblanc is the third person to be arrested in connection to the Oct. 24 incident. Police previously arrested Elias Breit, formerly of Wayland and now homeless, and John Abbott, of Wayland. According to police, they responded to a call on the evening of Oct. 24 about a fight in progress on Edgewood Road in a Cochituate neighborhood. When officers arrived, the victim, a Framingham man, told them two men had entered his red Ford Ranger and …
Friday, November 9, 2012
An arrest warrant has been issued for a 17-year-old Wayland girl.
The case surrounding the attempted carjacking on Oct. 24 in Wayland continues to grow and spread out. On Friday, the Wayland Police Department announced it had obtained an arrest warrant for 17-year-old Lauren Leblanc of Wayland. Leblanc's is the third arrest warrant issued in this case. Elias Breit, formerly of Wayland, but now homeless, and John Abbott, of Wayland, have already been arrested in connection to the case. According to police, they responded to a call on the evening of Oct. 24 about a fight in progress on Edgewood Road in Cochituate. When officers arrived, the victim, a Framingham man, told them two men had entered his red Ford Ranger and attempted to carjack him at gunpoint. When he fought back, realizing the gun was fake, …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The information below was supplied by the Wayland Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate a conviction.
A second young man is now in custody on an array of charges related to what Wayland police called an attempted carjacking on Oct. 24. Concord police arrested John R. Abbott, 20, on Tuesday after Wayland police learned information that led them to seek Abbott at a Concord hospital. Wayland Det. Sgt. Jamie Berger said Wayland police verifed that information and Concord police subsequently arrested Abbott, who was then transferred to Wayland police custody. Wayland Police issued a wanted poster for Abbott, a Wayland resident, on Nov. 1. Police say that he and Elias Benjamin Breit, who was arrested on Oct. 28, attempted to carjack a Framingham man on a quiet Wayland street. Police responded to a call on Oct. 24 about a possible fight on …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Wayland police are looking for a Wayland man in connection to an attempted carjacking last week in Cochituate.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Wayland Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The Wayland Police Department on Thursday released the identity of the second man wanted in connection to an attempted carjacking on Oct. 24 in Wayland. Police have issued a wanted poster for John R. Abbott, 20, of Wayland. Abbott's warrant for arrest lists charges of armed carjacking, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit a crime and attempt to commit a crime. Police responded to a call on Oct. 24 about a possible fight on Edgewood Road in Cochituate. When officers arrived, the victim, a Framingham man, told them two men had gotten into his vehicle, a red Ford Ranger, and attempted to carjack him. When he fought back, the suspects fled. A search of the area proved unsuccessful in locating the suspects, but one …
Monday, October 29, 2012
The following information was provided by the Wayland Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Wayland police have arrested one of the two men suspected of attempting to carjack a Framingham man last week on Edgewood Road in Cochituate. A Wayland Police Department press release states that 20-year-old Elias Benjamin Breit (he was listed as 21 years old in an earlier press release) was arrested Sunday evening in Wayland following a motor vehicle stop. According to Det. Sgt. Jamie Berger, police conducted a traffic stop on a car along Boston Post Road after learning that Breit was a passenger. Police issued a Wanted poster for Breit last week in connection to the carjacking attempt. A second suspect has not yet been identified, but is described as "a younger white male, approximately 16-17 years old, 5’10”, thin build, dirty blonde …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Here's a look back at some of the top stories in Wayland this week.
Local Family Excited to Bring Dessert to Wayland Town Center A Sudbury family has dreamed of frozen treats in the area for some time. Now they're bringing Orange Leaf to Wayland Town Center. Wayland Officials Speak Out Against Medical Marijuana Question The Wayland Board of Health and police chief are speaking out against Ballot Question 3. WaylandCares has developed its own position statement in opposition. Police Identify One Suspect in Attempted Carjacking, No One in Custody A Framingham man was unharmed when two suspects attempted to carjack him on a quiet street in a Cochituate neighborhood. The Wayland Police Department have released a Wanted poster for the suspect they have identified. Community Discusses Options, Plans for Wayland …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The information below was provided by the Wayland Police Department. Where charges or arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The Wayland Police Department is seeking the public's help locating one of two suspects wanted in connection to an attempted carjacking on Edgewood Road Wednesday afternoon. Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Elias Benjamin Breit, 21, whom they believe to be homeless. Breit is being charged with armed carjacking, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit a crime and attempt to commit a crime. According to police, Breit is one of two men who attempted to carjack a Framingham man Wednesday afternoon on a quiet Cochituate street. Police responded to a call about a fight in progress on Edgewood Road at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived, they located the victim and determined the situation to be an…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The following information was provided by the Wayland Police Department. Where charges or arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Framingham man was unharmed Wednesday afternoon when two men attempted to carjack him on Edgewood Road in the Cochituate area of Wayland. Wayland police are investgating whether the suspects had a gun. According to a press release, police responded to the area of Edgewood Road and Ridgewood Road Wednesday afternoon after receiving reports of a possible fight in progress. Officers located the victim who told them that two individuals had entered his vehicle, a red Ford Ranger truck, and attempted to carjack him. When a fight broke out, the two suspects fled the vehicle and the area. Officers searched the area, calling in assistance from a Waltham K-9 unit, but were unsuccessful in locating the suspects. Police did find a small amount of …
The alleged carjacking occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Edgewood Road in Cochituate.
Wayland police are on the hunt for two people after a man was carjacked on a quiet neighborhood street in Cochituate. According to Det. Ruth Backman, the victim, a young man is safe. His vehicle, a red Ford Ranger, remains parked on Edgewood Road. Backman said police originally responded to what they expected was a fight. When they arrived on the scene, she said they found a scene that they would characterize to be an attempted carjacking. A K-9 unit from Waltham was called in to search for the suspects, but was initially unsuccessful. Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.
maggie65
2:51 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Do you ever do a follow-up with the police incidents in terms of reporting the outcome of a case/trial? In other words, if a person was arrested and later found innocent of the crime that you reported, do you report the outcome of the trial whether or not the person was found guilty or innocent? Just curious...Thanks. more ›